Dark Wolf (2003) (V)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

Richard Friedman

Writers:

Geoffrey Alan Holliday (story)
Geoffrey Alan Holliday (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Half Man. Half Beast. Pure Evil.

Plot:

A hip, very erotic twist on the werewolf thriller, this atmospheric horror film adds a a wickedly sexy...

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Body Art | Lycanthropy | Body Painting

Cast

Samaire Armstrong	...	Josie
Ryan Alosio	...	Steve Turley
Andrea Bogart	...	Stacey
Jaime Bergman	...	McGowan
Alexis Cruz	...	Miguel
Aaron Van Wagner	...	Tom
Sasha Craig	...	Anna (as Sasha Williams)
Kane Hodder	...	Biker Guy
Beau Clark	...	Wayne
Steven Williams	...	Hartigan (as Stephen Williams)
Tippi Hedren	...	Mary
Monica Lee	...	Nurse Sweetie
Rick McCallum	...	DarkWolf
Vince Lozano	...	Desk Sergeant
Alex D'Lerma	...	Reporter
Marilyn Miller	...	She-wolf
Louis Horowitz	...	Man in strip club
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John M. Coombs	...	Bar Tender
Sarah Helena Coombs	...	Bar tenant, Exotic dancer.
Katie Lohmann	...	Lap dancer
Bruna Rubio	...	Stripper - Darkwolf hostage
Meghann Scully	...	Topless Waitress

Directed by
Richard Friedman

Writing credits
Geoffrey Alan Holliday		(story)
Geoffrey Alan Holliday		(screenplay)
Charles David Scholl		story

Produced by
Diane Cornell	....	line producer
Richard Friedman	....	executive producer
Richard Friedman	....	supervising producer
Steven Hirsch	....	producer
Don Randles	....	executive producer
Lawrence Silverstein	....	producer

Original Music by
Geoff Levin

Cinematography by
Stuart Asbjornsen

Film Editing by
Julie Gulnihal Antepli

Casting by
Lindsay Chag
Jeff Olan

Set Decoration by
Linda Louise Sheets		(as Linda Sheets)

Costume Design by
Sonia Woodfield

Makeup Department
Bryan Crump	....	makeup artist
Michelle Rene Elam	....	makeup department head (as Michelle Torres)
Brandy Dyan Sharp	....	makeup artist
Molly Tissavary	....	special makeup effects artist
Alexis Walker	....	makeup department head
Yvonne Wang	....	special effects creature assistant

Production Management
Diane Cornell	....	unit production manager
Reinhard Schreiner	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Diane Cornell	....	second unit director
Steven Hirsch	....	first assistant director
Jeff Shiffman	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Race 'Scott' Banin	....	property master

Sound Department
David Bolger	....	sound coordinator
Matthew Bolger	....	assistant sound editor
Brian Booth	....	boom operator
Jeff K. Brunello	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Chianese	....	sound engineer
Alex D'Lerma	....	foley artist
Alex D'Lerma	....	foley mixer
Bino Espinoza	....	foley mixer
Bino Espinoza	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gonzalo Espinoza	....	foley
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
Gregg McCleary	....	sound mixer
Chris McDonough	....	foley artist
Chris McDonough	....	foley mixer
Eric Reuveni	....	dialogue editor
Eric Reuveni	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terra Roeschke	....	sound assistant
Anders Ross	....	sound effects editor
Ken Skoglund	....	sound designer
Ken Skoglund	....	sound effects editor
Sarah Todd	....	sound assistant
Joseph Tsai	....	assistant sound editor
Keith Wells	....	sound coordinator
Ben Zarai	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
John Carl Buechler	....	special effects
Roger Matsuo	....	special effects
Steve Newquist	....	pyrotechnician
Steve Newquist	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Philip Cuenco	....	digital artist
Nathan Effron	....	visual effects producer
Koji Hamaguchi	....	digital artist
Hitoshi Inoue	....	digital artist
Hitoshi Inoue	....	visual effects supervisor
Todd Iorio	....	compositor
Makoto Kitamura	....	digital artist
Rosmawaty Lawah	....	digital artist
Jack Noriaki Matsumoto	....	lead digital artist
Noriaki Matsumoto	....	digital artist
Hisashi Ono	....	digital artist
Paul Roupinian	....	visual effects producer
Agus Santosa	....	digital artist
Megumi Shimizu	....	digital artist
Rie Taki	....	digital artist
Tomoko Tanaka	....	digital artist

Stunts
Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci	....	stunts (as Chris Antonucci)
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Kimberly Cossette	....	stunts
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts (as Maria Kelly)
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts (as Diana Lupo)
Rick McCallum	....	stunt coordinator
Chuck Waters	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Balis	....	camera operator: second unit
Jeff Dolen	....	assistant camera
Kyle Drevlo	....	best boy grip
Eddie Garcia	....	still photographer
Jeff Goldenberg	....	first assistant camera
Sean Hellwig	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Courtney Jones	....	key grip
April Lanci-Leseur	....	assistant camera: "b" camera (as April Lanci)
April Lanci-Leseur	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as April Lanci)
Chelsea Low	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chelsea Low	....	camera operator: second unit
Terry Meadows	....	gaffer
Matt Michaels	....	electrician
Gino Mifsud	....	still photographer
Jay Nefcy	....	digital imaging technician
Doug Nogle	....	second assistant camera
Day Pollini	....	grip
Justin Portwood	....	key grip
Andrey Prikazchikov	....	electrician
Cass Rasmussen	....	electrician (as Cass Rassmussen)
Joseph Ruiz	....	best boy grip (as Joe Ruiz)
Aaron Schulte	....	dolly grip
Kenneth Smith	....	dolly grip
Patrick A. Toole	....	electrician (as Patrick Toole)
Deron Tse	....	additional best boy grip
Albert Winbush III	....	electrician
Ron Wisnesky	....	best boy electric
Fante Zamora	....	electrician

Casting Department
Tony Rasmussen	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelli Lassen	....	costumer assistant

Editorial Department
Rick Brunick	....	color timer
Todd Iorio	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Bruce Chianese	....	orchestrator
Bruce Chianese	....	score mixer
Geoff Levin	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Phil Bradley	....	craft service
Robert Dika	....	assistant to producer
Laurette Dobson	....	script supervisor (as Laurette 'Tita' Dobson)
Jenny Fitzgibbons	....	production accountant
Joyce Gregg	....	production coordinator
Efren Lapig	....	production assistant
Lee Martino	....	choreographer
Sean Russell	....	key set production assistant
Summer Shiffman	....	set production assistant
Jon Tatum	....	assistant production coordinator
Ric Trader	....	title designer

Production Companies

• DarkWolf Picture Company LLC
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Arum Digital Effects
• Special Effects Solutions (special effects)

Other Companies

• Abacus Insurance Brokers  insurance
• BSV Services  avid equipment
• CCI Digital  online editing services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Citizens Business Bank  banking services
• Complete Post  dailies transfers
• Entertainment Payroll Services  payroll & accounting services
• First Take Catering  catering & craft services
• Geoff Levin Studios  score recording facility
• Jeff Olan Casting  extras casting
• Juniper Post  audio post-production
• Juniper Post  sound services
• L.A. Power & Light Company  lighting & grip package

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Germany:16 | UK:18 | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM18 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Lacy Street Production Center - 2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DarkWolf Picture Company LLC

So very, very bad.

Hip. Erotic. Wickedly sexy ... whatever. It's "The Terminator" with werewolves.

No, seriously. The cop saves the girl (waitress!) from the big monster and refers to himself as her 'protector'. The lead actor Ryan Alosio does a pretty good job of emulating Kyle Reese ... there's a massacre in a police precinct ... the bad guy is muscular with red eyes ... and it even contains dialogue along the lines of "You said it yourself, he won't ever stop. Never." The dire script comes from a first-time screenwriter who, thank God, hasn't sold anything since this, and it's all thrown together by famously bad director Richard Friedman.

The movie opens in a strip bar (always a good sign), and a mean-looking biker guy bursts in for no apparent reason, pursued by three cops. One of them is black, and (shock horror!) he's the one who gets killed in the first five minutes. The film goes downhill for the next hour or so, then picks up a little with some decent action sequences, before rounding it all up with an abysmal ending.

For the most part, the cast come across as competent actors doing what they can with a bad script and a director who's willing to settle for less. If nothing else they appear to be learning how to act in this movie and Alosio, along with some of the supporting cast, shows signs of talent. DarkWolf in his human form is played by gargantuan Kane Hodder -- famous for his numerous portrayals of Jason Vorhees in the 'Friday the 13th' movies. He's decent enough, especially considering he isn't used to speaking roles.

It's become famous amongst groups of horny teenage boys for the lesbian rooftop scene between Andrea Bogart and Sasha Williams, who gets her kit off a couple of times in the grand tradition of former 'Power Rangers' actresses. And it's unnervingly clear that the editor spent WAY too much time on that scene ... anyway, the main redeeming feature is that the physical werewolf effects are rather good, and the design of the wolf isn't bad at all.But the CGI is bad. Just plain bad. I mean seriously, if you can't reach some level of realism - why bother? Just throw a little extra money into the make-up! Aside from the terrible script, this movie does have it's moments, many of which are unintentionally funny. It's good for a laugh if you don't have anything better to do, but just don't spend any money on it. Please.